Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Maruti's new Alto gets 10K pre-orders

The petrol variant of the new Alto has been priced at
Rs 2.44 lakh and would go up to Rs 2.99 lakh and promises a fuel
efficiency of 22.74 kmpl.

While, the CNG variant has been priced at Rs 3.19 lakh to Rs 3.56 lakh with a fuel efficiency of 30.46 km/kg.

"We
have started the booking for this new Alto since late September and
before the launch we have received over 10,000 bookings," Maruti Suzuki
India Managing Director and CEO Shinzo Nakanishi told reporters here.

Nakanishi
further said that: "Around 200 engineers from Suzuki Motor Corporation
and Maruti Suzuki were jointly involved in development of this vehicle
for over four years".

The Alto was first launched in September 2000 and has registered sales of over 2 million units so far.

The
price of the existing alto (petrol) ranges between Rs 2.49 and 3 lakh
while the CNG variant is priced in the range of Rs 2.97 to RS 3.48 lakh.